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The Lightbulb blog
Practical writing on AI agents, persistent workspaces, and building an AI team you actually own.
What is an AI-native company operating system?
A practical guide to AI-native company software: agents, goals, tasks, company memory, connectors, approval gates, and automations in one workspace.
How AI agents can use browser automation when there is no native integration
Native connectors are best, but browser automation lets AI agents operate UI-only tools, marketing platforms, and niche apps when APIs are missing.
Human-in-the-loop approval gates for AI agents
How approval gates let AI agents move fast while keeping humans in control of deploys, spend, refunds, legal terms, and sensitive communication.
Webhook event reference: 480 verified triggers across 10 providers
A source-backed reference for Lightbulb webhook triggers: 480 verified event types across 10 inbound-trigger providers, plus the five connected providers that do not currently expose inbound trigger blocks.
How to connect an AI agent to Slack, Discord, or Telegram
An AI agent is far more useful when it lives where your team already talks. Here's how to give an agent its own channel presence on Slack, Discord, and Telegram — and what to watch out for.
How to give an AI agent its own persistent workspace
Most AI agents forget everything the moment a session ends. Here's what a persistent workspace actually is, why it changes what an agent can do, and how to give one to your own agents.